Ring



Oct. 5, 1948. c, MARSHALL 2,450,762

RING

Filed June 20, 1945 17 a a 9 1Z5 6 7 5- k 20 INVENTOR.

moval of a wedding -'hand.-

Patented Oct. 5, 1948 I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE RING Clinton E. Marshall, Bronx, N, Y. Application June 20, 1945, Serial N6. 600,465

in whichcertain embodiments of the invention are disclosed and, in which, the separate parts are designated by suitable-reference characters in each of the views and, in which:

Fig. 1 is aside view of a ringmade according to my invention on an enlarged-scale with part of the construction broken away and in section.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectionalview on. the line 2=2 .of Fig. l with part of the construction broken away; and.

. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the inner surfaceof the outer jeweled ring member, as viewed substantially on the line 33 of Fig.2.

In recent years, the trend has been to incorporate with Wedding rings mountings for jewels of various kinds and classes, which jewels have become a permanent part of the ring structure and,

if. the wedding ring is kept upon the hand,: the

jeweled ring is exposed to .wear and tear, to which the hand may be subjected.

As an alternative, jeweled rings of this type'and kind have been removed from the hand in order to save wear and avoid destruction thereto. This latter procedure-however, has been objectionable to some owners superstitious with regard to rering from the finger of the It is the purpose of my invention to provide 'a simple and practical construction, wherein the wedding ring proper may be at all times maintained on the hand and a jeweled section or member removed from the main ring as and when required by forcible detachment and, in like manner, forcibly replaced on the main ring when it is desirable to displaythe jeweled characteristics of the complete ring assemblagej In illustrating'one adaptation and use of my invention, I have shown in the accompanying drawing a main ring 5, which may be of more or 8 Claims. (cl. 6s 15) the base of the recesses 6 and 1 to the center portion of the ring. The recesses 6 and I join the outer side edge portions of the ring in abruptly bevelled wall portions '9 and Ill, which form retainer wall portions engaged by spring members or fingers H, ll formed from and extending inwardly from the inner, annularwall portion [2 of an outer jewel mounting ring member I3. The particular manner of constructing the member I3 is of no specific importance, as it may be formed from a single band ofmaterial or of several parts suitably secured together. However, it is desirable that the member includes the inner wallportion l2 and an outer wall portion I4, in which are provided suitable mountings [5 for jewels IG of'an y type or kind. The

' jewels may extend throughout the complete cirless standard wedding ring construction, except for the formation of twocircumferential recesses or depressions 6 and 1 in the outer surface of 6 the ring adjacent side edges thereof. The slight cumference of the .member 13 or be disposed over part only of the circumference, as illustrated in Fig. 1 of the drawing. The wall 14 joins the wall l2 in side wall portions I! and I8. In the construction shown, th'ree'pairs of the spring members I I, ,ll are arranged at circumierentially spaced intervals on the wall l2.

The outwardly flared substantially hook-shaped ends l9, IQ of the springs H, II are adapted to ride freely over the rounded outer corners 20,20 of the main ring 5 in moving the ring I3 on the ring member 5; when arranged in assembled and .alined position,-the spring members H, I I will snap into the recesses 6 and 1 with the book ends l9, l9 engaging the walls 9 and I0 retainingthe ring member l3 against accidentaltransversedisplacement on the ringmember 5. However, by

applying force, the ring member l3 may be withdrawn from the ring member 5, in which operation the hook ends l9, l9 will ride over one-0f the walls 9-H) and above the dome portion 8; for example, in displacing the member 13 tothe left, asseen in Fig. 2, the hook end [9 wlllfride over the wall 6; whereas .the hook end 1 9" will ride over the dome portion 8, and thenover the wall 6. It willbe understood that the illustrations in the accompanyingdrawing are exaggerated as to size and are somewhat diagrammatically shown, but nevertheless demonstrates the principle of providing on a palr of interfittin ring members means for retaining said ring members against accidentaldisplacement, while providing for detachment or separation thereof for purposes hereinbefore stated.

I The. principles .of this invention areapplicable t'o jewelryof any type and kind where it is de sirable to remove jeweled or characterized portions from a surface of the jewelry. A a further example, it may be said that the member! may comprise a base mountin g, upon which ring 3 structures of difierent types and kinds can be arranged. In other words, the member I3 may comprise one of a number of members detachable with a single body 5 having a common or substantially common means for retaining the member I3 against displacement from the member 5. .Here the member I3 can have d-ifieren-t shapes and contours and diiferent types and kinds of ornamentations, jewels, etc., and in different arrangements, that is to say, the invention is not necessarily limited to adaptations for use on wedding ring bases, but would provide a base ring mounting that may be used with.sev-

eral different types and kinds of characterized ring members.

It will be also apparent that, in dual IiQg SUJJC tures of the type and kind under consideration, the inner or so-calledbase ring structure, such as'fth'e :rnenffber 5, may be ufiilizeiw-ithin limits, as 'a means for controlling size in adapting a ring'to fit fingers of varying sizes, so that, in the ofar'rng section, snchasa section or membe' 1;, "a storekeeper may insert a member 5 of a sizeitofit'thefinger of a hand. in other words, the member 5 may be considered as a size adaptor iming ru 'described'rny invent-ion, what 'I claim 'as riew'arrd desire to secure by Letters Pat- 'errtfis:

i-l a wedding ring structure, an inner circumifieieritlaliy continuous main ring member, an outer circumferential continuous characterized rin member and *iri'terengaging means on said members for retaining the same "against accidentaldis placement while permitting forcible n separation one from the other, said ias't named means comprising a groove portion on the main circnmferentia'l'ly spaced 'yieldable portions the other member withinside 'edges thereof afiaptdto'enterthe groove :portion a; the main .ringmember.

' a wedding ring structure, 'an inner main ririg'r nen'iber ,an 'ottterpharacterized ring member and irrterengag'ing means on said members for j'retainin'g *the same agafinst accidental dis-place- "merit 'nfhile permitting forcible separation one from the otihen'said iast named means comprismg a groove portion on onefmember, yielda bie portions "on the "other 'member adapted *to enter thegrogveportion ofthe first memben'said means comprising annular grooves 'on thesuriace of the main "member adjacent side edges thereof, and "inwardiy extending'springs the inner surface 1 i f outer-member engagingthe grooves of sa d Tor-retaining the same against accidental displacement While permitting forcible separation from the other, said 'iast named means com-V prisingagroove portion onone member, yield-able 1 portions pr; the 7 other member adapted *to enter the groove "portion of the {first member, said comprising annular grooves on the surface o'f' tl'ie main "member adjacent side edges thereof inwardly extending springs on the inner surface of the outer member engaging the grooves oi said member, and the grooves -01 said inner member being joined by an intermediate dome .I wer i *4; *In awedding ring-structure, an inner main ringfmeniber;anouter characterized ring merziber 'antl interengaging means on said members for :menrber inwardly of side edges thereof,

the outer member engaging the grooves of said inner member, the grooves of said inner member being joined by an intermediate dome portion, and said ,grooves having outer abruptly bevelled wall portions.

5. 11in a wedding ring structure, an inner main ring member, an outer characterized ring member andinterengaging means on said members for retaining thesame against accidental displacement while permitting rorcible separation one" 0 and the springs of the outer :member Ebeing arbore adapted to fit the finger of a hand, of 581G131 cumferentiaily oontinuous characterized --ada-pted :ror detachable mounting on :the we ring, interengaging means comprising circumferentially spaeed yieldableielements arranged withand :spaced from side edges of the combined ring structure for coupling Jihe characterized with said base the base ring thawing a eessed :outer surface, and said elements zbeing idisiposed am .the inner surface of :the charanterized ring.

a; in jewelry :pf 'zthe :ohara'eter described, ,the combination with 'a zciizoumzteremzial base rin having =a icircnm'ferentiazl groove on the outer surface and inwardly ,of side edges thereof, ZDf {a characterized ring adapted for mounting on said base ring, and .said [characterized having 011 the inner surface thereof circumferentially spaced wield-able elements'arrangediinwardly QffS -de edges of said ring and adapted to enga e :the agroore of said base ring :in idetachabl-y mounting :the charactenizedringonisaidfizaseming.

B1EFERE CES The foliowing references are of record in the file of this patent:

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